Archives for January 2013

We’ve all got our hang-ups, right? Well, one of the many I have, is my love of old wood. I don’t just bring it home piece by piece – I’ll bring it by the truckload if I can get it. But, what started out as a massive pallet of wood, purchased almost 2 years ago at an auction, is down to about 25 boards. I wish I would have taken a photo of the whole pallet of planks, so you {Read More}

Today, I have an assortment of sewing-related advertisements from the early 1900’s to share with you. These would be wonderful for as framed art for a sewing/craft room or studio. (Click on these images to enlarge and save.) I especially love the small emblem inside the DMC advertisement.Here is an ad for a set of household and sewing scissors. Here is just one pair of the scissors, with the background removed. I especially love this image, because I love bolts {Read More}

Welcome back to Knick of Time Tuesday! You are welcome to link to your shop, as long as they are vintage items (over 20 years).Have you added my button to your post or sidebar? Please do so before you link up.You’ve gotta have the link be featured. If you plan to pin any of these images to Pinterest, PLEASE do so from the original posters blog or shop – not from here. I want to give a special shout out to {Read More}

These beautiful antique apothecary bottles reminded me of the verse from Proverbs 17 that talks about a joyful heart being “good medicine”, so I’ve turned it into a free printable for you. Click HERE to print the version that doesn’t have my watermark on it, but please only share this watermarked version on social media. Thank you! Hope you enjoy this old hymn. I’m unfamiliar with it, but would love to hear it played on the piano. Here’s the same {Read More}

DIY Apothecary Jars Recently, I shared several antique apothecary labels with you, for Antique Graphics Wednesday. I have lots of old apothecary bottles, but sometimes I’m hesitant about altering original bottles, but I love using new jars and bottles, that might otherwise be thrown away, and altering them to make them look old. So when I stumbled across some cute little candles in jars with lids at Walmart for less than $1, I knew I was really going to get {Read More}

How to Make a Perfect Book Page Bow It all started with a book page bow banner I made and sold in my Etsy shop…. Another customer saw it and asked if I would make her 100 really small bows that she planned to use on baby shower invitations. “Oh sure – no problem!“, I responded. I do enjoy making them, but my kitchen counter is now decorated with spiderweb-like strands of hot glue, I burned myself a few times, and I {Read More}

I’ve been sitting down on the job again, working on more projects with old chairs. Believe it or not, even after all the chair projects I did a few weeks ago, I still have more chairs left in my workshop. Seriously, where they all came from, I don’t know, because I don’t even remember buying them all. Anyway, I have this long counter in my workshop that I’d love to actually do some work on, but it’s been stacked up {Read More}

I love the crisp color and graphics on these little coupon checks that were issued by the Stillwell Cold Storage Co. in Hannibal, Missouri. These coupons came 4 to a page, in sets of 10 pages in a booklet. This is the cover of the booklet. A little fascinating detail about this company: The Stillwell Cold Storage Co. was owned by a very wealthy Hannibal resident, named Amos Stillwell, who initially made his fortune in the pork packing industry and {Read More}

Welcome back to Knick of Time Tuesday! Before we get started with this week’s party, a few little announcements – I try to respond to comments as much as I can, but I just realized that some comments are ending up in my junk file in my email. Some comments aren’t arriving in my email anywhere – inbox or junk file, and I have no idea why – even from bloggers that I normally get messages from! My apologies if {Read More}

We have a new sponsor at Knick of Time!Kim and Mark of Three 1 Seven Designs create handmade goods that are repurposed from vintage finds. Everything in their shop is one-of-a-kind and unique. I’ll share a few of my favorites from their shop, they you get a chance to win a lovely prize from them! I love this Antique Gesso Frame they painted with milk paint, and converted into a chalkboard!Another favorite of mine is this Pendant Light created from {Read More}